articles about free software
[important] INTRO: This article was first published by Bill in March, 2010. However, the topic remains very relevant to this day, and the article is, of course, presented in Bill’s usual honest, sometimes irreverent, always entertaining fashion. Enjoy! Jim[/important] MEMO TO: SNEAKY FREEWARE DEVELOPERS You give me […]
I’ve made it pretty clear in previous articles that, rather than installing 3rd party software to do the job, I’d much prefer to see users configure and customize Windows 8 via the operating system’s own built-in options and settings. There are two very good reasons
Customize Quick Access (Win+X) Menu in Windows 8 Read More »
I like my computer to automatically log me off after a period of inactivity for a very good reason – I don’t want anyone messing with my files, especially my two young grand-daughters, if I forget to Log off manually! If you would like to
When it comes to partition managers we freeware fans are truly blessed to have 3 very good choices among the main contenders: EaseUS Partition Master Home is arguably the better known of the three. MiniTool Partition Wizard has long been my personal favorite. Then there’s
AOMEI Partition Assistant Home: Excellent FREE Partition Manager Read More »
Most of us like to include some sort of ‘cleanup’ software among our programs, to help remove all the detritus which tends to accumulate along the way. We first looked at the ‘Toolwiz Care’ suite of cleaning/optimization/general purpose tools almost 12 months ago to the
Toolwiz Care Revisited: Improved version 2 with even more tools! Read More »
Microsoft Security Essentials fails AV-Test Certification Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) has once again failed the AV-Test Certification for the second month running. This is not good news. A few years back I dropped Anti-virus from Grisoft (AVG) in favor of MSE. The reason I made
NoSquint was referred to me by my good mate “EJ” who runs two Windows laptops plus a gaming machine and is pretty computer savvy. After trying out this Firefox add-on myself, on EJ’s recommendation, I am mightily impressed. NoSquint adds readily accessible and easily applied
NoSquint: Terrific Firefox add-on to improve web page readability Read More »
A vulnerability has been discovered in the popular and widely utilized Foxit PDF Reader software; specifically through its browser plug-in which is installed by default in Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari. Ironically, Foxit has always billed itself as the “secure” PDF reader. The vulnerability has
iMobie recently released an updated version of its popular freeware, PhoneClean. The new version, PhoneClean 2.0, sports an all-new interface, has a more powerful and stable iPhone clean up engine and works on both Windows and Mac platforms. PhoneClean removes unnecessary files on your
PhoneClean – Free Up Space on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Read More »
The Ultimate Toolbox When I think of toolboxes, Techie toolboxes that is, I think of a variety of ‘tools’ that I can carry around in my pocket. In this category I include thumb drives, CD/DVDs and possibly, external hard drives if they’re small enough. These
I’m constantly on the lookout for new, interesting or innovative freeware, but anything labeled portable is always bound to pique my interest, regardless. Not all software can be portable of course, many programs need to be integrated into the system in order for them to
Here’s a great way to add the Christmas spirit to your Desktop; lots of free animated sparkly Christmas trees and Christmassy snow globes to choose from. Download as many as you like. Each tree or globe measures around 3″ x 2″ and they display over
Decorate your Desktop with animated Xmas trees & globes Read More »
Eye-Strain From Too Many Hours on the Computer As you might imagine I spend way too many hours staring at my computer screen. Eye-strain is the result. For several weeks now after just a couple of hours of work I have been suffering from a
File Splitter Utilities A file splitter can be a very handy tool for sending large files through e-mail. It can also be necessary when large multi-gigabyte files won’t fit on a single CD, for example. Only a few years ago there were severe limitations on
